Planning application
Ground Floor 5 Madrepore Road Torquay TQ1 1EY
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Internal reconfiguration and modifications to front windows of existing office block to create residential unit. [Site address corrected on 5/1/2026]
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0801
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0801
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 1EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Torbay
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Paignton
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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